Abstract
The differential diagnosis of bilateral interstitial pulmonary infiltrates in immunocompromised patients is very extensive. We describe two immunocompromised patients with diffuse pulmonary infiltrative changes. Bronchoscopic bronchoalveolar lavage after orotracheal intubation using topical anaesthesia combined with mild sedation in an ICU setting is safe in critically ill patients and often yields a conclusive diagnosis. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 23-28 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Netherlands Journal of Medicine |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - Jul-1999 |
Keywords
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
- interstitial pneumonia
- allogeneic bone marrow transplant
- AIDS
- bronchoalveolar lavage
- flexible orotracheal intubation
- BONE-MARROW TRANSPLANTATION
- HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS
- BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA
- BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE
- CARE UNIT
- BRONCHOSCOPY
- DISEASE